Roland FR-3X V-Accordion Owner's Manual page 28

FR-3x V-Accordion
Selecting and playing sounds
DUAL/SOLO mode (register [8])
Pressing register [8] while holding down [ORGAN/
ORCHESTRA] allows you to alternate between DUAL
and SOLO modes. (After switching on the FR-3x,
pressing this register once selects SOLO mode.)
In SOLO mode, the treble keyboard only plays the
selected accordion, orchestral or organ sound. DUAL
mode means that the orchestral or organ sound is
added to the treble accordion sound.
LOW/HIGH mode (register [7])
Pressing register [7] while holding down [ORGAN/
ORCHESTRA] alternates between HIGH and LOW
modes.
If you select HIGH mode and play just one note, you
hear the orchestral or organ sound. If you keep hold-
ing that key while pressing another (lower) key to its
left, the lower notes are played by the treble accor-
dion sound. This is perfect for situations where you
need to play chords and a solo line using different
sounds. Something like this:
Lower notes are
played by the accor-
dion sound.
LOW mode is the opposite of HIGH: notes above the
one whose key you are holding down are sounded by
the accordion register. This can be used in situations
where the melody (or counter-melody) lies above the
notes you wish to hold.
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SOl dVA
SOLO mode DUAL mode
HI lO
HIGH mode LOW mode
Played by the orchestral/organ sound
Played by the accordion
This note is played by
the orchestral/organ
sound
Played by the accordion
Played by the orchestral/organ sound
NOTE
You can change the volume level of the orchestral or organ
sound to create the desired mix between the treble accor-
dion and the organ or orchestral sound. See "Orchestra
Level" on p. 46 or "Organ Level" on p. 46.
Transposing the treble section in octave steps
The FR-3x's treble keyboard has a maximum range of 3
octaves. There may be times, however, when you need
to play higher or lower notes than the piano or button
keyboard allows. Unlike an acoustic accordion, the
FR-3x allows you to transpose the piano or button key-
board one octave up or down.
An additional advantage of this functionality is that
you can play the selected orchestral or organ sound in a
different octave in DUAL mode (see "Selecting the
ORGAN/ORCHESTRA mode" on p. 27).
1.
To transpose one octave down, hold down
the [SET] register and press treble register
[1] (OCT–).
NOTE
If you hold down [SET] for more than 2 seconds without
pressing another register, the FR-3x switches to PARAME-
TER mode. In that case, press [SET] again to leave that
mode, then repeat step 1.
2.
To transpose one octave up, hold down the
[SET] register and press treble register [2]
(OCT+).
The display briefly confirms your setting:
UP
One octave up
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No octave transposition
NOTE
The transposition function does not apply to Bass-to-Treble
mode (see below).
Dn
One octave down